A monster burger for your monster appetite! Ground beef patties stuffed with a Cheddar Bacon Stuffing and served with all the trimmings.
Directions for: Bacon Bad
Ingredients
Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam1 lb(s) uncooked bacon, chopped
4 large whit onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped (1 Tbsp)
cup champagne vinegar
cup brown sugar
cup pure maple syrup
cup brewed coffee
1 chipotle pepper, finely chopped
cup bourbon
Cheddar and Bacon Stuffinglb(s) sharp Cheddar, grated
Assembly2.2 lb(s) ground beef
5 burger buns
5 slices Cheddar cheese
20 strips uncooked bacon, chopped
Iceberg lettuce
Sliced tomato
Sliced red onion
mayonnaise
Directions
Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam1. in a medium pot with a splash of water, cook bacon over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, or until crispy.
2. Remove bacon from the pot and pour off bacon fat until 1 cup of bacon fat remains.
3. Add onions and garlic to the pot with the bacon fat; stir and cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, until onions are soft.
4. Stir vinegar into the pot, scraping cooked-on bits of bacon off the bottom.
5. Continue cooking and stirring over medium heat for 8 to 12 minutes, until liquid volume reduces by about eighty percent.
6. Add the sugar, maple syrup, coffee, chipotle pepper, and half of the bourbon.
7. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until mixture thickens to a syrup consistency.
8. Add remaining bourbon and stir in 2/3 of the bacon, to finish; reserve the remaining bacon for the Bacon and Cheddar Filling.
9. Remove jam from heat and refrigerate in a bowl or jar until assembly.
Cheddar and Bacon Stuffing1. Combine Cheddar and reserved bacon to make the filling; set mixture aside until assembly.
Assembly1. Preheat grill.
2. Divide ground beef into 10 (3.5-ounce) balls. Place each ball between two (4x4-inch) pieces of wax paper.
3. Using the bottom of a plate, press patties until ground beef reaches the edges of the paper.
4. Remove one side of the wax paper from two patties; top one patty with Cheddar and Bacon stuffing.
5. Flip the second patty onto the first so that the wax paper is on the outside each patty.
6. Press patties together and pinch around the edges to seal; repeat with remaining burger patties to form 5 stuffed burgers.
7. Remove wax paper and cook burgers on the grill for 5 to 7 minutes per side, until burgers reach an internal temperature of at least 160F and juices run clear.
8. Toast burger buns on the grill while burgers cook.
9. in a medium pan, cook bacon for 8 to 10 minutes, until crisp.
10. Top burger patties with Cheddar cheese and four strips of crispy bacon. Spread Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam onto the bottom halves of the toasted buns; spread mayonnaise onto the top halves.
11. Add lettuce, tomato, and red onion to the top halves of the buns. Place stuffed burgers onto the bottom halves and close burgers to finish.
Tips and Substitutions
Special Equipment: Wax paper, grill
Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam will keep for up to a week if covered and refrigerated.
Source and Credits
Courtesy of Zai Kitagawa of the Cannibal Caf
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